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Resources: Assignment
Types of assessment
A non-exhaustive list of types of assessments, along with an indication of whether each type of assessment is best suited to individual or group work, and large or small classes.
Tips for Designing Grading Rubrics
A collection of tips for instructors who are developing rubrics for grading their assignments.
Guest speakers as an active learning opportunity
An explanation of how to facilitate an in-class active learning technique using a guest speaker, either live or recorded, for any size class.
Short essay question rubric
Sample grading rubric an instructor can use to assess students’ work on short essay questions.
Planning online assessment
This document introduces some options for developing and administering online assessments.
Open-book or take-home exams online
Considerations for administering exams online as open-book or take-home exams.
Minimize cheating
The 3 design categories, or levels, over which instructors have control to minimize cheating on exams and other assessments, with example for each category.
Effective groupwork
A collection of tips for promoting effective groupwork, a sample form for having students in a group evaluate the level of participation form group members, and recommendations for further resources.
Discussion forum best practices: an introduction
A robust primer on online discussion forum assignments